Characters/Plot
Jennie does *THIS* as a profession
What is housekeeper
The definition of *THIS* literary element is: when something stands for or represents something else
What is symbolism
Explain the importance of the following quote, in which John says: "There is nothing so dangerous, so fascinating, to a temperament like yours... Can you not trust me as a physician when I tell you so?" (page 652)
*Answers will vary
Examples: using his career to dismiss her and take control, talking down to her, not taking her seriously
What does Charlotte Perkins Gilman have in common with the narrator of "The Yellow Wallpaper?"
They both had (postpartum) depression
Name a theme of "The Yellow Wallpaper"
*Answers will vary
Examples: mental health, women's rights, postpartum depression, etc.
What is the reason that the narrator and John go to the colonial mansion for the summer?
For the narrator's health/to rest ("He said we came here solely on my account" - page 648)
What is the definition of point of view?
The perspective from which a story is told
In the following quote, what does the word "provoking" mean?
"I can see a strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about behind that silly and conspicuous front design." (page 650)
What is causing a negative reaction; an annoyance
Charlotte Perkins Gilman says *THIS* is the reason she wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper"
"It was not intended to drive people crazy, but to save people from being driven crazy, and it worked."
What is the irony of how the narrator was treated for her mental health in the story?
The rest cure was supposed to make her better, but only drove her to madness
Why is it important when the narrator begins to see the creeping woman everywhere?
It represents herself and her desperation to get out of her situation
When someone in a story is shown to be kind through interactions, the author is using _______________ characterization.
What is indirect
Explain what is happening in the following quote:
"I don't feel as if it was worth while to turn my hand over for anything, and I'm getting dreadfully fretful and querulous." (page 650)
The narrator is experiencing intense depression
When Charlotte Perkins Gilman was showing symptoms of depression, what was she prescribed as treatment?
What is the rest cure
Which literary element is used in the following quote?
"when you follow the lame uncertain curves for a little distance they suddenly commit suicide - plunge off at outrageous angles, destroy themselves in un-heard of contradictions."
What is personification
Why is the baby in the story mentioned, although briefly?
To show that the narrator is suffering from postpartum depression
"The wind whistled loudly in my ear" is an example of which literary element?
What is personification
Explain the significance of the following quote: "He asked me all sorts of questions, too, and pretended to be very loving and kind. As if I couldn't see through him!" (page 655)
The narrator has come to the realization that her husband does not care about her in the way she once thought he did
In what year did Charlotte Perkins Gilman publish "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
What is 1892
Explain the symbolism of the wallpaper in the story (what does it symbolize?)
The wallpaper symbolizes the narrator's situation/life and how she is trapped by it
What is the significance of John being a physician as well as her husband?
*Answers will vary
Example: He treats her like a patient instead of his wife, he uses his career to talk down to her, etc.
What is the difference between mood and tone?
Mood is the vibe of the text/how it makes the reader feel, while tone is the author's feelings about the topic
Explain the symbolism of the following quote: "Sometimes I think there are a great many women behind [the wallpaper], and sometimes only one..." (page 654)
The "many women" represent all of the women suffering of mental health issues in society during this time period, but when it is "only one," it represents the isolation of no one discussing it
What is the name of the doctor who was mentioned in the story that Charlotte Perkins Gilman was treated by in real life?
Who is Weir Mitchell
What is the symbolic meaning that the author is trying to send through the narrator's descent into madness?
The narrator's descent into madness symbolizes the consequences of the rest cure/bad treatment for mental health